The Influence of L2 on L1 in Tone Perception: A Case Study of L2 English- L1 Mandarin Speakers

Weitao Huang

doi:10.18686/ijmss.v7i3.5050

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The Influence of L2 on L1 in Tone Perception: A Case Study of L2 English- L1 Mandarin Speakers

Weitao Huang

International Journal of Mathematics and Systems Science 2024, 7(3); https://doi.org/10.18686/ijmss.v7i3.5050

Submitted：06 Mar 2024

Accepted：06 Mar 2024

Published：06 Mar 2024

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Abstract

Tones are categorized as super segmental elements which can distinguish meaning in some languages such as Chinese, Vietnamese. While in some other non-tonal languages such as English, French, tones are utilized to express the emotions of the speaker or to form interrogative sentences.Many researches have probed into the effect of L1 on L2 perception and production extensively in many aspects. However, the effect of L2 on L1 is still less known and not be studied broadly and thoroughly. Tone judging tasks are adopted as the main method to explore the influences of L2 on L1. The conclusion is that immersion English environment will slightly weaken Mandarin speakers’ original tone perception sensitivity as L1 words retriving speed becomes slow.

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